If you have any questions I’d love to try to tackle them. Maybe they’re about Japan, maybe about living in some other country other than your own. Whatever’s on your mind, feel free to send them my way through my contact form.
Some questions people have asked include… how did I learn Hiragana? How do you make friends, find a job, contact friends and family, get around without knowing Japanese, buy clothes that fit, money, food, health, taxes, bugs, boredom, and so on. By the way I will write up something about Hiragana soon.
Tags: living abroad, questions
Entries (RSS)
Hmmm you’re bored already??? LOL… I’d have a question, but I can’t think of one right now.. ha ha… hmm…..
Get back to you with one!
Oh I have tons of questions. Where do babies come from? Why is the sky blue? Oh you wanted better questions and the first one could get odd?
Since I lived in Japan, kind of on a Navy Ship, and I really loved it there. Now I am planning a “vacation” with my family to Japan in the next 6 months.
What would you suggest we see that is off the beaten path or little known to vistiors? I always liked finding things that were not KNOWN to the normal AMERICAN.
For someone like me who struggles to eat SEAFOOD is there something you could recommend or things to eat other than SEAFOOD?
Any tips to travel by train in Japan. The JR web site is full of information but you may have some tid bits that are interesting too?
I can think of more, but this is a good start.
-David
Hey, I have a question.
Im going to Japan next year, and I will stay there for atleast a year.
And im wondering if easy getting by without knowing any japanese?
I will study japanese there, so hopfully I will learn abit after a while.
Thanks in advance!
Leo, Of course the best way to learn in being in Japan. I have been using a few things. Rosetta Stone and a web site called:
http://www.japanesepod101.com
Buy listening to as much as you can. I also listen to Japanese things on YouTube and try as hard as I can to understand. There is the Ninja Challenge on G4TV and it’s all in Japanese which I can understand about 30 – 40 % of on some days. I am sure there are other ways.
Hello! i have sent You message regarding jobs.Hope that you got it,would really appreciate if you find time to answer it
! Thanks!Regards
jyankee –
sounds good!
David –
Where do babies come from? I think this disturbing youtube video explains it. Why is the sky blue? Because the ocean is blue. And better questions and the first one could get odd? Doh, too late… your other questions, I’m going to create a whole new post about this! Hopefully within a week, niiiiiice.
Leo –
I’ve met two people who don’t know much Japanese. They’ve been here between 5-8 years. I’ve been here a year and I can get around, but I can’t have a conversation. So it’s possible yes, but the more Japanese you know the better. Also spending a few weeks to learn Katakana and Hiragana will help a lot when you’re buying things, ordering food, etc.
Marko –
Yep, got your email! I’m sending one back.
Hi, can you advise me if there are any English schools for 13 & 15 years old kids around Narita area?
To Hussein Shah:
There are an array of american schools in the Tokyo area. A quick google search will reveal some compelling results.
The American School in Japan – http://community.asij.ac.jp/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?&srcid=-2
The above link is for one of the most recognized American school in Japan.
Hope this information helps you on your search.
Yoshihiro – thanks for sharing the link!
Hussein – I hope you find what you’re looking for.
I’ve gotten lots of questions. I’m going to post them and the answers soon, and I just wanted you to know that I haven’t forgotten about you David.
im so bored wats it like in japan i dnt wana go there because of this time i did a skool project about whaling but anyways wats it like there is it fun do they have crazy nigt clubs????????
lucy – Japan is nice. There are good things and bad things about every country of course. People are nice, things are small, there’s all you can drink deals, night clubs are crazy, and the list goes on.
‘…things are small…’
I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw that.
Unless it was meant to be like that
YouTube, the greatest invention ever, has some videos that teach Hiragana. Great for people like me who are hard headed and need things to be broken down at near molecular levels to learn.